TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - Soil conditions under cormorant colonies favor for mites excepting Oribatida 
VL  - 62
IS  - 4
SP  - 974
EP  - 988
PY  - 2022
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Oszust, Mateusz
AU  - Klimaszyk, Piotr
UR  - https://doi.org/10.24349/u9ke-eqk9
DO  - 10.24349/u9ke-eqk9
DA  - 2022-09-26
ET  - 2022-09-26
KW  - fertilization
KW  - island
KW  - soil mites
KW  - soil microvertebrate
AB  - Over the last few decades, the population of the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo L., 1758) in Europe has been rising. The formation of large nesting and roosting colonies in relatively small areas, their rapid metabolism and the excretion of significant amounts of guano can have a marked environmental impact. This study aimed to investigate how cormorants affect the biodiversity and density of soil mites under breeding colonies. Soil samples from three cormorant colonies located on lake islands were compared to samples from adjacent areas unaffected by birds. Soil from colonies was characterised by a higher concentration of nitrogen, phosphorus and organic matter as well as the abundance of mites (except Oribatida). The abundance and diversity of adult Oribatida in soil under the colonies were lower than in their control sites.
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